Civilization V getting free Steam weekend
Civilization V is getting a free Steam weekend, along with a 75% off sale on the game and its associated downloadable content.
Civilization V is getting ready for some of that old time religion, also known as polytheism. To mark the Gods and Kings expansion, Firaxis and 2K Games are offering the game as free to play for this weekend, lasting from today until Sunday, May 27.
If your taste of ruling over kingdoms tempts you to buy the full game, this weekend is a particularly cheap way to do it. All of the Civilization V content on Steam is 75% off, which means the standard game can be had for $7.49. You could get the Cradle of Civilization downloadable content for $2.49, or the Game of the Year edition with extra maps and civilizations for $12.49.
The Gods and Kings expansion is scheduled for June 19 in North America. It will add religion and religious city-states, new diplomacy options with espionage, new scenarios, and a reworked combat system.
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Civilization V is getting a free Steam weekend, along with a 75% off sale on the game and its associated downloadable content.-
To anyone who first wrote this game off (much like I did) when it was released: it's much better now. The combat is superior to civ 4 in almost every way, and the policy system (which replaced civ 4's civics) works well to keep smaller, more focused empires just as dangerous as larger ones, even when going for victory other than military.
The biggest detriments to this game is research, and how there is a direct lack of control to manipulate it, the diplomacy system, and the AI's inability to fight half-way smart. But after all the patches and updates, it's a really fun game. I anticipate the expansion will add to it much like Beyond the Sword did for Civ IV.-
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I came to say I told you so but how can I hate on someone that recognizes how good Civ V is?
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They add what should have been in the game in the first place. Some DLC shortly after release is okay as long as it's a complete experience. Civ V took a step backwards and used DLC to give us what we had in Civ IV.
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One DLC that I think people undervalue is the Explorer's Map Pack. The reason is that these are not 10 hand-crafted maps, but rather map scripts that work very well. I hardly play on anything but Continents Plus. Most of the new scripts have a lot of customization options too.
Here's a walkthrough of some of the map types:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNpd9GnBhYU
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Give them some time, it's only been...oh.
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The engine improvements (including animations) are coming in the patch that will compliment Gods & Kings, which is sadly not quite ready yet.
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I'm a big fan of CivUP. http://civmodding.wordpress.com
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Tempting...but I'm waiting for reviews on the Gods & Kings expansion.
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